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D Dorset Echo · · International

Watchdog warns facial recognition errors could lead to mistaken arrests

A watchdog has warned that errors in facial recognition technology carry a real risk of wrongful arrests, according to a report flagged by the Dorset Echo. The concern centers on the reliability of automated identification systems used in law enforcement contexts.

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L LBC · · International

Police custody photos wrongly kept in facial recognition searches, watchdog warns

A watchdog has warned that police are retaining custody photographs that should have been deleted and are keeping them available for facial recognition searches. The concern centers on images being held beyond their lawful period and used in biometric identification systems.

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Breach
BleepingComputer · · International

Active ScreenConnect attacks breach MSPs, impact dozens of organizations

ConnectWise is investigating an active malware campaign targeting managed service providers (MSPs) that uses compromised ScreenConnect environments to deploy rogue remote-access clients to customer devices. [...]

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H Hong Kong Business · · International

Hong Kong agencies expand AI and data privacy safeguards

Hong Kong agencies are moving to expand safeguards covering both artificial intelligence and data privacy, according to reporting from Hong Kong Business. No specific measures or timelines are detailed in available information.

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Breach
DataBreaches.net · · International

AU: Hacker claims to have sold stolen exams to students — but marked them for identification purposes?

Aimee Edwards reports: Victoria’s Year 12 exams have been thrown into turmoil after the state’s curriculum and assessment authority website was hacked. A bizarre message appeared on the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) website on Wednesday evening, with the hacker mocking the authority’s security and claiming to have obtained and distributed this year’s exam papers....

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Breach
BleepingComputer · · International

Notion says Fireworks breach exposed customer AI chat transcripts

Notion disclosed that a breach at Fireworks AI, a third-party provider powering Notion's AI features, exposed chat transcripts from a limited number of customer workspaces. The incident originated outside Notion's own infrastructure.

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Breach
Microsoft Threat Intelligence · · International

The global socket: how threat actors are weaponizing GSocket for stealthy C2

Threat actors are deploying GSocket on compromised Linux servers to keep encrypted remote access after the original vulnerability is patched. Learn how to detect, investigate, and remediate this activity. The post The global socket: how threat actors are weaponizing GSocket for stealthy C2 appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

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T The Canberra Times · · International

Corporate use of facial recognition an assault on civil rights

An opinion piece in The Canberra Times argues that corporate deployment of facial recognition technology constitutes a civil rights violation, framing the practice as a serious threat to individual freedoms.

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Enforcement
EFF — Deeplinks · · International

🤕 Medicare's AI Experiment | EFFector 38.20

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed suit seeking government records on WISeR, a federal AI system launched in January that evaluates Medicare patients' requests for certain medical procedures. The EFF argues the program lacks adequate transparency, independent testing, and clear legal boundaries.

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Breach
Krebs on Security · · International

Who Runs the Ransomware Group Qilin?

The cybercrime group Qilin has emerged as the world's most active ransomware affiliate program, claiming at least 365 victim organizations in the past three months alone. But even top Russian hackers make operational security mistakes, and the administrator of Qilin has made a few key missteps over the last decade that all point to a 36-year-old man living in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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AI Governance
T TechTarget · · International

How to align AI governance framework with NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001

TechTarget has published guidance on aligning internal AI governance frameworks with two major international standards: the NIST AI Risk Management Framework and ISO/IEC 42001. The piece addresses how organizations can structure their AI oversight practices to meet these benchmarks.

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